Shelly's Meditations & Devotions for Sunday, June 07, 2009

Sunday, June 7, 2009

EVENING MEDITATION

MEDITATION: For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thoughts on Poetry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W. H. Auden

One demands two things of a poem. Firstly, it must be a well-made verbal object that does honor to the language in which it is written. Secondly, it must say something significant about a reality common to us all, but perceived from a unique perspective. What the poet says has never been said... Sign in to see full entry.

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MORNING MEDITATION

MEDITATION: The steps of a man are established by the Lord; And He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be hurled headlong; Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand. Psalm 37: 23, 24 Lord, all my desire is before Thee; And my sighing is not hidden from Thee. Psalm 38: 9 Sign in to see full entry.

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